Undergraduate Council
Freshmen React to Cracked Memorial Church Bell
An iconic University relic had finally cracked under pressure. The Memorial Church bell, known by most freshmen as the "8:40 bell," is out of commission. But the question remains: was this a natural death or a murder?
UC Passes New Fiscal Budget
In its first meeting of the year, the Undergraduate Council voted unanimously Sunday to pass a new annual fiscal budget, which increased the amount of money allocated to the House Committees and the new Freshman Class Committee.
Number of Women on UC Increases
The results of the Undergraduate Council general election were released on Friday, revealing a promising increase in female representation.
Share of Women on UC Increases
The Undergraduate Council welcomed 19 female members, increasing female representation to 37 percent from 25 percent last year.
UC Proposes a Public Forum During Final Meeting
In its final meeting of the semester last night, the Undergraduate Council passed the Harvard University Forum for Change Act (HUFC), which seeks to establish a public forum for interaction between students, the administration, and faculty.
UC Passes Stricter Endorsement Bill
The Undergraduate Council passed legislation creating stricter guidelines for endorsing student movements at its general meeting last night.
UC Backs Social Space Initiative
The Undergraduate Council passed six different pieces of legislation at its general meeting last night, including an act to support Harvard Students for Safe Space.
UC Plans Surprise Event for Undergraduates
In response to concerns voiced by students in the Undergraduate Council’s social life survey, the UC’s Social Programming Task Force ...
UC Debates Support for SJSF
A frustrated Undergraduate Council heavily debated legislation supporting the Harvard chapter of Students for a Just and Stable Future (SJSF) before ultimately deciding to “kill the bill” due to concerns about setting unintended precedents.
UC Endorses Event Website
The Undergraduate Council voted unanimously to endorse Eventplease—a new website that provides a potential alternative to the current Harvard Online Events Calendar.
UC Votes On Weekly Campus Email
The Undergraduate Council passed an act that calls for a weekly list of on-campus events to be sent to interested students at an unusually heated meeting where members had to consult the UC constitution to determine the legitimacy of the voting procedure and one member said that the initial version of the legislation would turn the UC into “mercenaries.”
UC Launches Effort to Fund Large-Scale Events
The Undergraduate Council recently launched an effort to enhance social spaces for students.
Harvard Rallies Against Cancer
The fight against cancer is underway at Harvard once again this year as Relay for Life picks up steam on campus.
UC Supports Relief Efforts
The Undergraduate Council voted unanimously to pass the Harvard for Japan Act at last night’s meeting.
UC Creates New Advising Award
The Undergraduate Council voted to create a new $500 award for exceptional first-year advising during its general meeting last night.
UC Reveals Results Of Social Life Survey
Among Harvard undergraduates, varsity athletes are most satisfied with their social lives, according to the results of the Undergraduate Council’s social life survey.
UC Spotlights Final Clubs
Members of a group critical of final clubs sought to spur discussion among UC members about the funding and availability of alternative social spaces.
House Masters Approve New UC Fund
The Undergraduate Council will move forward with the Student Initiated Program (SIP) fund, members said at last night’s council meeting.
UC Creates Task Force to Plan Events
In its first general meeting of the semester, the Undergraduate Council launched a new initiative aimed at improving social life on campus.
Students Showcase New Campus Applications
Former CS 50 students showed off a crop of applications that emerged from Hack Harvard—an incubator for newly created applications.
Ebrahim, Cao Inaugurated As UC Leaders
The Undergraduate Council inaugurated its new leaders—President Senan Ebrahim ’12 and Vice President Bonnie Cao ’12—during its final meeting of ...